"We need to rescue our people and then draw lessons as to why such a collapse takes place and what preventive measures or steps must be taken or planned. We must also look into how it could have happened and how it could have been prevented. All such questions need to be addressed in the com
Speaking to ANI on the incident, the Delhi minister said, "I extend my best wishes to the family members of the trapped workers. The Uttarakhand government should take responsibility for this incident. They should claim responsibility for why an incident this big took place in the first plac
Jaymal Singh Negi, brother of Gabbar Singh Negi - one of the men stranded for 12 days, said that his brother informed him about the trapped men engaging in yoga and exercises inside the tunnel. He also advised his brother to continue these activities.
CM Dhami spoke to Gabbar Singh Negi and Saba Ahmed, among the workers trapped in the tunnel under construction in Silkyara, Uttarkashi, to inquire about their well-being and also informed them about the rescue operation going on at a fast pace to get them out safely.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on the phone and sought information about the ongoing rescue operation of 41 workers trapped at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi since November 12.
Prayers are being held for the safe passage of the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi since November 12, as the rescue operation enters its final stage.
Radhe Raman Dubey, a welder said he was brought the site to weld the mild steel wire of the pipes that are being inserted into the debris. According to the rescue plan the trapped men will be pulled out through the 900 mm pipes which will be pushed inside the debris till a distance of aro
Preparations to evacuate the 41 workers trapped in the Silkayara tunnel in Uttarakashi since November 12 are in the final stage, the Chief Minister's Office said in a press release.
The youth wing of the opposition CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), the Yuwa Sangh, took out a torch rally on Wednesday evening ahead of a show of strength by the party on Thursday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed his hopefulness in the ongoing rescue operation in Uttarkashi and said he is hopeful that all the workers will come out safely."